I was born in the same hospital as Sam Raimi – the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oaks.

I met Sam in junior high – very briefly while I was with a friend of his – and he was dressed as Sherlock Holmes, playing with dolls. I thought he was a creepy weirdo, and I avoided him, officially, until drama class in high school, in 1975.

Sam was very much into magic, and I was his assistant at a couple of magic shows. Then, I think Sam made a logical transition into film being the ultimate sleight of hand.

And this is what – late '60s, early '70s?

Well, for Sam, I think he started doing home movies in the early '70s. I did them in the early '70s, and we started making – then I met other guys in our neighborhood who had been making Super-8 movies longer than us, Scott Spiegel being one of them.... Josh Becker, who was Sam's neighbor...

... so there was a weird group of about six of us, who wound up teaming up and making Super-8 movies on weekends – almost every weekend.

and

So, around this time, is it a bit apocryphal that you also babysat for the Raimis?

Well, I took Ted [Sam Raimi's younger brother] to cello lessons occasionally, but I think they made me do that because I ate dinner over there all the time.

Just out of convenience, because you were always filming?

Yeah. We'd shoot in Sam's living room, and eat dinner, and then whenever the Raimis were working and Sam was busy I'd pick up Ted at cello lessons. I think I've known Ted since he was about 9.

So,

Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell have known each other since High School

They started making movies together in the 70's.

Bruce Campbell visited the Raimis so often they used him as a babysitter for Sam's younger brother ;)

I think you missed the main point and detailed less important point......!!mysterio!!
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Ankit Sharma♦Jan 29 '13 at 14:45

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@AnkitSharma - I don't think Bruce Campbell's cameos in the trilogy had much to do with a possible larger role in Spider-Man 4. Bruce has appeared in Sam Raimi movies since the 70's, and he will also cameo in Raimi's upcoming Oz The Great and Powerful.
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Oliver_CJan 29 '13 at 16:07

Considering that both Campbell and Raimi achieved international fame only after doing the movie Evil Dead together, I can't see how they aren't best buddies...
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Fikko3107Nov 11 '13 at 15:21